Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)